The Garden Island – May 16, 2010
Doug Jones, executive director of Growers for Biotechnology, recently spoke at a Kauai Chamber of Commerce luncheon on biotechnology is a viable industry for the state of Hawaii, which has seen exponential growth and profitability. Jones, who was visiting the Islands as the keynote speaker for the Hawaii Crop [...]
Hawaii News Now – May 13, 2010
Doug Jones, executive director of Growers for Biotechnology, and this year’s keynote speaker at HCIA’s annual meeting on May 11, sat down with Howard Dicus at Hawaii News Now for a brief discussion on Hawaii’s leadership role in agricultural biotechnology.
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KHON2 News – May 11, 2010
Kirk Matthews of KHON2 News, sat down with Loren Mochida of the Hawaii Papaya Industry Association and Doug Jones, executive director of Growers for Biotechnology to discuss the role agricultural biotechnology has played in Hawaii, highlighting the research going on in Hawaii and how biotechnology saved the local papaya industry.
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin – May 12, 2010
Douglas Jones, executive director of Growers for Biotechnology and keynote speaker at the HCIA annual meeting, shared that biotechnology is fast gaining acceptance in the agriculture industry nationwide. As it is growing faster than other agricultural industries in the state, Jones added that biotechnology is being accepted due [...]
Brasserie Du Vin – March 15, 2010
HCIA members and its allies gathered at Brasserie Du Vin in downtown Honolulu for an evening fete in support of the seed crop industry in Hawaii. Featuring a menu of locally grown fare of organic, conventional and genetically modified produce, the Taste of Ag dinner was a celebration of [...]
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The Honolulu Advertiser – April 25, 2010
Hawai’i-grown papaya exports were at a 13-year low last year as local growers continue to wait for permission to send Rainbow papaya to Japan. Papaya sales to Japan, once Hawai’i’s largest export market, fell 43 percent to $1.2 million last year from $2.1 million the year before.
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The Honolulu Advertiser – April 25, 2010
DuPont Co. will release a new drought-tolerant corn seed into the market next year, which is designed to specifically thrive where water is not readily available in large volume. This technology is expected to have a large impact on farmers in the U.S., from helping them use less irrigation [...]
